Dallas Public Library Overview

Arts, Culture & Libraries Committee Briefing September 20, 2011 Purpose

Provide a history of the Dallas Public Library and its evolution from a single library to a full‐fledged library system; and to illustrate that…

“Probably no institution in the city touches the lives of the citizens at more points than the public library.” ‐Cleora Clanton, Director of the Dallas Public Library from 1922 to 1954 2 History

• In the late 19th century Dallas citizens believed that a library would be confirmation of their commitment to literacy and education. • Mrs. May Dickson Exall, led Dallas civic leaders in a campaign to enlist Andrew Carnegie’s support for a public library building. • In 1901, through the efforts of the public, the vision became a reality with the opening of the Dallas Public Library through public/private funding. (see appendix) 3 History • In 1914, Dallas’ first branch library, the Oak Cliff Library, opened with additional funding from Andrew Carnegie. • In 1925 a committee was appointed to update the City’s master plan for development. The Ulrickson Report called for the addition of four branch libraries. (Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alexander Sanger, Oak Lawn, and East Dallas) • In December 1927 voters approved a bond package that included $500,000 for the libraries, as well as an addition of one cent on the tax base for library support.

4 History

• In 1949 the Dallas Federation of Women’s Clubs donated the first Bookmobile, designed to meet the pressing need for branches.

• The Friends of the Dallas Public Library was formed in 1950, donating a second Bookmobile and beginning a successful campaign

to secure funds for a new library facility downtown.

• In 1954 a new six‐story contemporary facility opened on the corner of Commerce and Harwood.

• Dr. Lowell A. Martin conducted a survey of branch library needs in 1957, launching an ambitious program of branch development. 5 History

• In 1962 Lillian Bradshaw was named the Library Director, and went on to build a major Central Library and a network of branches that reflected the interest of the neighborhoods they served. • During the 1970s J. Erik Jonsson headed private fundraising efforts for the creation of a new central library. • In 1982, the new, technologically sophisticated library opened, later renamed the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in honor of the former mayor who spearheaded the campaign to build it. 6 History

• In 1989, after raising $350,000, the central library opened its first children’s center featuring the Kahn Pavilion, named for benefactor Edmond J. Kahn, and the Siddie Joe Johnson collection of historical children’s literature. • In 1996 the Internet was introduced at the Dallas Public Library. • In 2000, the Dallas Public Library Master Plan was adopted by st the Dallas City Council to serve as a roadmap into the 21 century.

7 Library Operating Budget History

*Adjusted for Inflation Library Materials Funding History

*Adjusted for Inflation Comparison of Operating Budget

DFW Metroplex City Texas City

National City

*Based on the 2011 edition of the Public Library Data Services Statistical Report which reports FY09‐10 data **Operating Budget includes Local, State, and Federal Funding Comparison of Materials Funding

FY 09-10 Materials Expended

44 $12,000,000 70,3 4 9 $9,909,765 $9, 8,29 $10,000,000 8 $8,000,000 $7,3 ,668 2 17 7,09 DFW Metroplex 5,3 2 ,499 City $6,000,000 $ 58 ,242 $4,6 3,9 3 052 Texas City $ 3,241,196 56 $ 2,95 00, 9 8 $4,000,000 $ ,2 72,2 ,34 760 National City $2 4,58 , ,110 ,1 4 75 6 $2,000,000 $1 $9 $8 $744 $54 $- Plano Seatle Austin El Paso Garland DALLAS Phoenix Houston San Jose Arlington Cleveland Fort Worth San Antonio

San Francisco 11 *Based on the 2011 edition of the Public Library Data Services Statistical Report which reports FY09‐10 data **Operating Budget includes Local, State, and Federal Funding Note: Expected materials expenditures for FY ‘10‐’11: $ 1,860,780 FY 2011‐12 Operating Budget FY 2010‐11 Adopted FY 2011‐12 Proposed Neighborhood Libraries Operating Budget: $15,137,935 $13,987,037 Materials Budget: $1,241,050 $1,580,270 Number of FTEs: 257.5 200.5 Central Library Operating Budget: $4,452,770 $4,251,501 Materials Budget: $419,730 $419,730 Number of FTEs: 54 53 Total Operating Operating Budget: $19,590,705 $18,238,538 Materials Budget: $1,660,780 $2,000,000 12 Number of FTEs: 311.5 253.5 Fast Forward 2011

• Today the Dallas Public Library system delivers services to the public through: • Central Library • 26 branches • 2 DISD co‐locations • Bookmarks: Children's Library at NorthPark Center • 2 Bookmobiles • www.dallaslibrary.org • Dallas Public Library i‐Phone, i‐Pad and i‐Touch app

13 Fast Forward 2011

• Programs and services offered in FY 2010‐11, include: • Every Child Ready to Read @ Dallas • Library Live! • Mayor’s Summer Reading Program • Access to Teen Centers • Baby Bounce • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren • Preschool Story Time • Senior computer classes • 804 public access computers • Free WiFi access • Job Resource Center 14 • Financial Literacy (programming and materials) Fast Forward 2011

• Materials Usage • FY 06‐07: 7,465,712 • FY 07‐08: 8,188,863 • FY 08‐09: 9,873,029 • FY 09‐10: 10,049,377

• Turnover Rate (How often each item in a collection was loaned)

• FY 06‐07: 2 • FY 07‐08: 3 • FY 08‐09: 4.1 15 • FY 09‐10 4.9 Community Support

• The Municipal Library Board was established in 1973, and: • Serves as an advocate for the Dallas Public Library • Advices the library director on the community’s needs • The Friends of the Dallas Public Library is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organization created in 1950. • Raise funds through special events, grants, corporate and private donations to support library initiated programs and capital

improvements

• Since its inception in 1950, more than $12,000,000 has been raised.

16 Community Support

• Recent corporate and private partnerships, include: • AT&T ‐ funding for 22 Teen Centers • ATMOS ‐ funding for programs at Bookmarks, Discovery Wall in the Children’s Center, Mother Goose at the State Fair, and a Bookmobile; as well as volunteers for programs and events • Comerica ‐ funding for Financial Literacy Collection at North Oak Cliff and Polk Wisdom branch libraries • Dallas Junior League –grant funding to support Every Child Ready to Read program and volunteers for programs and events 17 Innovations

• 1931 – Paul Laurence Dunbar branch opened –first African American library in Dallas • 1962 – Lillian Bradshaw became the first female director of a City of Dallas department • 1982 –the Dallas Public Library became one of the first libraries in the nation to have an automated catalog • 1990s –Margaret McDermott challenges the City of Dallas to match private donations • 2008 – Bookmarks at NorthPark Center opens, the first children’s library located in a shopping center, in partnership with Nancy Nasher and NorthPark Center • 2011 –Discovery Wall, a first of its kind experience for the 18 children of Dallas, in partnership with Atmos Energy Modernizing the Modern Library • Complete the Dallas Public Library Master Plan (2000‐2010) • Polk Wisdom Branch: Renovation slated for FY 2012 • Fretz Park Branch: Renovation slated for FY 2012 • White Rock Hills Branch: Open Spring 2012 • In Design (construction funding through future bond program) • Highland Hills Branch • North Oak Cliff/Bishop Arts Branch • Preston Royal Branch • Park Forest Branch • Forest Green Branch • Design and Construction of Vickery Meadows Branch through future bond program 19 Modernizing the Modern Library • Although Library services haven’t changed, how we deliver them has changed, and will continue to change. • Continue to provide programs that focus on literacy, civic engagement, and foster creativity

• Continue to build collections that reflect the neighborhoods of Dallas

• Continue to provide free access to information • Continue to foster education and life‐long learning • Deliver services anytime, anywhere, and in unexpected places • Make the most of new technology –transition from providing access to technology to using technology to deliver services. 20 Appendix

21 Early Donors

• In 1899 the Dallas Library Association secured donations for the construction of a public library for Dallas. • The first contribution of fifty cents was made by Adamo Janelli • Colonel Alfred H. Belo, John S. Armstrong, Colonel W.E. Hughes, the Sanger Brothers, and Colonel C.C. Slaughter all pledged

$1,000

• Dallas schoolteachers donated $500 • After securing $11,500 in private donations, Andrew Carnegie agreed to provide $50,000

• In 1914, with a second contribution from Andrew Carnegie of $25,000 the first branch library was built.

22 Central Library ‐ Major Donors • Phase I : Building of the Central Library in 1982: • Mrs. John B. O’Hara • Mr. and Mrs. Edmund J. Kahn • Hoblitzelle Foundation • Folsom Foundation • McDermott Foundation • J. Erik Jonsson • Phase II: Renovation of the Central Library 1990’s – 2011: • Margaret McDermott • Nancy Hamon • Crystal Charity Ball • Meadows Foundation 23 • Hoblitzelle Foundation in honor of Mrs. Bradshaw Dallas Public Library

Branches & Service Areas

24 Current Bookmobile Stops

Location Address Frequency Time Sunday Pleasant Grove Stop 1125 S. Buckner Blvd. 1st & 3rd 12:30p‐2:00p

st rd Arbor Springs Mobile Homes 272 W. Lawson Rd. 1 & 3 3:00p‐4:30p nd th Emmanuel Lutheran Church 4305 San Jacinto St. 2 & 4 1:30p‐2:30p nd th Community Starlight 2610 Community Dr. 2 & 4 3:00p‐4:30p

Monday Concord Missionary Baptist Church 6808 Pastor Bailey 1st & 3rd 10:00a‐12:00p Dr.

Casa Trevino Apartments 1901 West Davis St. 1st & 3rd 12:30p‐2:00p

st rd Marsalis Stop 5640 S. Marsalis Ave. 1 & 3 3:30p‐5:00p nd th Churchill Estates 8501 Lullwater Dr. 2 & 4 10:00a‐11:30a nd th 25 Dickinson Place 911 St. Joseph St. 2 & 4 12:30p‐2:00p nd th Vickery Meadow Elementary 6606 Ridgecrest Rd. 2 & 4 3:00p‐4:30p

Current Bookmobile Stops Location Address Frequency Time Tuesday The Wilkinson Center 9610 Bruton Rd. 1st & 3rd 10:00a‐12:00p

st rd Minyard’s 8040 Ferguson Rd. 1 & 3 3:30p‐5:00p nd th Pike’s Park Recreation Center 2807 Harry Hines Blvd. 2 & 4 3:30p‐5:00p

Wednesday Arlington Park Elementary School 5606 Wayside Dr. 1st & 3rd 3:30p‐5:00p

st rd Annie Webb Blanton Elementary 8915 Greenmound Ave. 1 & 3 3:00p‐4:30p nd th Vickery Towers 5619 Belmont Ave. 2 & 4 11:00a‐12:00p

Thursday Classic Residence VI Senior Center 5455 La Sierra Drive 1st & 3rd 10:00a‐11:00a

st rd Midpark Tower Apartments 8550 Midpark Road 1 & 3 1:00p‐2:30p Campbell Green Recreation Center 16600 Park Hill Drive 1st & 3rd 3:00p‐4:30p 26 nd th Thomas Tolbert Elementary 4000 Blue Ridge Blvd. 2 & 4 2:00p‐3:30p nd th Smith Creek Apartments 4791 W. Ledbetter 2 & 4 4:00p‐5:00p Drive

Current Bookmobile Stops Location Address Frequency Time Friday Peeler Elementary School 810 S. Llewellyn Ave. 1st & 3rd 3:00p‐4:30p

st rd Bethune Elementary 1665 Duncanville Rd. 1 & 3 2:00p‐3:30p st rd Mariposa Villas Apartments 1531 Duncanville Rd. 1 & 3 4:00p‐5:00p st rd Forum @ Park Lane 7831 Park Ln. 1 & 3 10:00a‐11:30a st rd The Tradition at Prestonwood 15250 Prestonwood Blvd. 1 & 3 1:00p‐2:00p nd th Children’s Choice Learning Center 7701 Forest Ln. 2 & 4 10:00a‐12:00p

Saturday Chimney Hill District 12375 Abrams Rd. 1st & 3rd 10:00a‐11:00a

st rd Cottonwood Park 850 Midpark Rd. 1 & 3 2:00p‐4:00p st rd St. Croix Apartments 12250 Abrams Rd. 1 & 3 11:30a‐12:30p st rd South Dallas Cultural Center 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 1 & 3 12:00a‐1:30p nd th 27 The Gatewood Apartments 6033 Ridgecrest Rd. 2 & 4 12:30a‐2:00p nd th Southern Oaks Apartments 3424 Southern Oaks Blvd. 2 & 4 3:00p‐4:30p

Dallas Public Library Overview

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